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Population studies of Huntington's disease in Wales
Author(s) -
Quarrell O. W. J.,
Tyler A.,
Jones M. P.,
Nordin M.,
Harper P. S.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
clinical genetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.543
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1399-0004
pISSN - 0009-9163
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-0004.1988.tb03436.x
Subject(s) - huntington's disease , disease , population , demography , medicine , environmental health , sociology
Long‐term surveillance of Huntington's disease families living in South Wales has been undertaken since 1973. We report the updated data on prevalence and births in 101 kindreds. The trend in the births at risk of Huntington's disease has been compared with a control population in North Wales.